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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is demanding that the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown MP, decides what he wants from the house building industry - affordable housing or tax revenue – as part of the planned review of building low cost homes in the countryside.   

Brian Berry, FMB Director of External Affairs, says

“The Government position is quite clearly that they want to have their cake and eat it.

Wikipedia, the largest online community driven encyclopaedia, celebrated this week after its 10 millionth article was posted at the weekend. The article in question was a biography of a 16th century English goldsmith and painter called Nicholas Hilliard.

A wide range of respiratory disorders are associated with dampness in the air, as high humidity creates ideal breeding conditions for house mites. Asthma is now thought to affect 1 in 4 children and dampness has been linked to headache and rheumatic pains.

To combat the problem many homeowners reach for the thermostat and crank up the heating, but Micromark warn that this will only exacerbate the problem.

Micromark recommends its dehumidifiers as a way of combating the problem.

There has been a lot of talk of the ‘credit crunch’and the knock-on effects for business and consumers. Share prices have dipped, and banks have tightened their lending criteria. What might this mean for tradesmen over the coming weeks and months?  ProblemSolved has been examining the potential impact on your business.

More and more homeowners are coming to the site for advice and opinion on all things to do with the home. If you’re passionate about your work, and you fancy yourself as a bit of a writer, why not become a guest blogger on our site. You can write about areas of interest and give members of the public useful advice on how to look after their home. Think of it as your very own ‘column.’

The benefits include:

• Increased presence throughout the site

Matt James, famous for his appearances in Channel Four's 'The City Gardener', is the latest celebrity to be confirmed as a speaker at this year’s Grand Designs Live London.

Matt who has been described at a "genuine, 21st-century tree hugger", has become a recognisable face in modern gardening.

A Private Investigator firm has discovered that more than three quarters of workers have stolen from their current or previous places of work. The figures show that potentially over £432m of company goods, including laptops, confidential personal data, TVs, and even an office pet in one case are stolen in the UK each year.

A recent study commissioned by salgadoinvestigations.com found that 78% have stolen from their place of work at some point in their lives.

If you’ve seen your energy bills heat up recently, a bright idea might be to shift your account online.

Property website Rightmove has announced that asking prices in the UK have risen by an average of £2000, sparking fears of "stagnation" in the market place. As more and more sale boards go up, so too are expectations of what a property is worth, as vendors hang on to the values touted during the heady peaks of the summer of 2007. But in property's winter of discontent, sale prices have fallen and continue to fall - so for anyone looking to sell, it's time to wake up.

Unless you've been in a coma for the past 18 months, you'll have noticed that the property market is quite the talk of the town. And whilst much of the talk is repossessions and remortgaging, the Telegraph is reminding us of how the other half lives with a well timed tonic for the economic malaise.